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As you all know that Kavyakanta Ganapati Muni composed Hara Sahasram and Uma Sahasram.  Hara Sahasram was composed

earlier.  He wanted to write 1000 verses in Sanskrit on Uma and he had given word to Big Temple authorities that he would

read it on a particular day in the Temple premises.  He started dictating the verses to his four disciples in Mango Tree Cave, on

November 26, 1907.  In the first nineteen days, he could complete only 700 verses.  Bhagavan Ramana was with him in Mango Tree

Cave.  On the last day, he had to complete 300 verses, but he had a few days earlier developed a boil on his right hand thumb.

A doctor had a dream in Madras with Siva instructing him to rush to Tiruvannamalai, to do the surgery for Kavyakanta Ganapati Muni.

He rushed to Tiruvannamalai and completed the surgery and fixed a bandage.  Still Kavyakanta could not write anything, but his pain had totally subsided.  Kavyakanta sat before Bhagavan Ramana around 8 pm.  Bhagavan was sitting in front of him, with His eyes closed.  By midnight

Kavyakanta Ganapati could dictate the remaining 300 verses! 

Bhagavan Ramana then opened His eyes and asked:  Nayana! Have you taken down everything?  Kavyakanta could not control

his tears and prostrated before Him and sang an extempore sloka on his Guru's grace! Kavyakanta Ganapati made several changes later in the first

700 verses, but he never touched the last 300 verses. Echamma had been serving food both to Bhagavan Ramana and

Kavyakanta on these days in Mango Tree Cave.